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American Psychological Association

In research, American Psychological Association stands highest in Social Sciences (#629 of 16,945 worldwide), Psychology (#171 of 3,744 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,104 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,658
of 28,054 · #4,925 all time
Rank in United States
#3,868
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is American Psychological Association known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #629 of 16,945 26.3%702
PsychologyField #171 of 3,744 24.2%402
Health SciencesDomain #4,104 of 20,462 23.6%236
Social SciencesField #4,303 of 10,206 32.4%185
Health ProfessionsField #2,233 of 3,776 26.7%128
Social PsychologySubfield #873 of 1,319 26.7%120
Clinical PsychologySubfield #1,029 of 1,483 18.7%151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Psychological Association sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does American Psychological Association specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 27.7 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.34× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.10× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 12.91× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 12.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Psychological Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Arthur H. Brayfield, Cynthia D. Belar and Patrick H. DeLeon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Psychological Association.

  1. 1 Arthur H. Brayfield United States · #95,070 worldwide 379 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Cynthia D. Belar United States · #195,330 worldwide 104 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Patrick H. DeLeon United States · #236,870 worldwide 108 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Gary R. VandenBos United States · #236,906 worldwide 112 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Laurence Kahn United States · #403,751 worldwide 7 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Gisèle Chaboudez United States · #586,205 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Richard R. Kilburg United States · #1,195,107 worldwide 34 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at American Psychological Association

Which keywords describe research at American Psychological Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Resilience, Meta-Analysis, Group Therapy, Clinical Practice, End-of-Life Care, Depression and Attachment.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health17▲ 17×24 topics
  2. Resilience6▲ 19×7 topics
  3. Meta-Analysis5▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Clinical Practice5▲ 49×4 topics
  5. Group Therapy5▲ 199×2 topics
  6. End-of-Life Care5▲ 56×2 topics
  7. Depression4▲ 7.4×10 topics
  8. Attachment4▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Childhood Trauma4▲ 92×2 topics
  10. Developmental Trauma4▲ 240×1 topic
  11. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy4▲ 240×1 topic
  12. Well-being4▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Public Health Policy3▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 35×4 topics
  15. Psychological Adjustment3▲ 31×4 topics
  16. Social Support3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  17. Trauma3▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Healthcare Legislation3▲ 69×1 topic
  19. Patient Rights3▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Psychopathology3▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Qualitative Research3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  22. Adolescents3▲ 10×7 topics
  23. Psychotherapy Outcome3▲ 182×1 topic
  24. Therapeutic Alliance3▲ 182×1 topic
  25. Positive Emotions3▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Risk Factors3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  27. Coping2▲ 70×2 topics
  28. Prevalence2▲ 8.9×9 topics
  29. Spirituality2▲ 36×3 topics
  30. Health2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  31. Parenting2▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Religion2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Educational Interventions2▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Primary Care2▲ 7.8×8 topics
  35. Stress2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Coping Strategies2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Emotion Regulation2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  38. Neuroscience2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  39. Self-Regulation2▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Professional Identity2▲ 30×4 topics

Which research topics does American Psychological Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Health, Medicine and Society, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology.

Psychoanalysis and Psych…4Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 4 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…2Early Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 1 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsHealthEducation2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  7. 7 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available14.0%not open86.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Psychological Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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